Stigmatomyces limosinae Thaxter, Proceedings

Rossi, Walter & Leonardi, Marco, 2018, New species and new records of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) from Sierra Leone, Phytotaxa 358 (2), pp. 91-116 : 111

Stigmatomyces limosinae Thaxter, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 36: 406, 1901.

Known distribution. Reported from North and Central America, Europe and New Zealand on various genera of the Diptera Sphaeroceridae ( Rossi et al. 2010) .

New record from Sierra Leone. Western Area, Regent, 12–20.II.1994, W. Rossi , on anterior left femur of Rachispoda mycophora Munari.

Additional material examined. CANADA, British Columbia, Vancouver, Jericho Park, 1.VIII.1994, W. Rossi , on the abdomen of Rachispoda cf. suberecta (Sabrosky) . KENYA, Mt. Kenya, on rotting leaves of Senecio brassica , 10.XII.1985, W. Rossi , on Limosina cf. kenyaca Richards.

Remarks. The new records from Sierra Leone and Kenya are the first for the African continent. The thalli from Sierra Leone are quite elongate and reach 590 μm in length.